A Louisiana high school teacher lost her job after publishing racially inflammatory Facebook comments about Nike’s new marketing campaign featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.Valerie Scogin, who taught math at Slidell High School, a New Orleans suburb, worked at the school since 2008, WVUE-TV reported.Scogin posted the comments to Facebook on Sept. 5.“They don't have to live in that country. They could go back. But it was their own people selling them into slavery to begin with and tearing them even worse in those countries of origin. Want not to be stereotyped, tell people of that color to quit acting like animals and perpetuating the stereotype. Many are average people; the few ruin it,” she reportedly wrote in the post.Kaepernick, who is featured in Nike’s new “Just Do It” campaign, drew controversy after he began kneeling during the national anthem in the 2016 football season.Screenshots of Scogin’s comments were taken and have been circulating on social media, upsetting students and parents at the school."It makes me furious to know that an adult like that is able to influence our children for eight hours a day without our say so," Cadra Menard, a high school parent, told WWL-TV. "That just makes me really upset."The St. Tammany Parish School Board said they launched a full investigation and issued the following statement about the incident:“This incident does not reflect our district's values, mission and vision, and we remain committed to providing a school culture that is inclusive and meets the needs of all our students, employees and community,” the board said.Scogin has since posted an apology on Facebook, saying her comment was against her better judgment, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported.

SLIDELL, La. —

A Louisiana high school teacher lost her job after publishing racially inflammatory Facebook comments about Nike’s new marketing campaign featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Valerie Scogin, who taught math at Slidell High School, a New Orleans suburb, worked at the school since 2008, WVUE-TV reported.

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“They don't have to live in that country. They could go back. But it was their own people selling them into slavery to begin with and tearing them even worse in those countries of origin. Want not to be stereotyped, tell people of that color to quit acting like animals and perpetuating the stereotype. Many are average people; the few ruin it,” she reportedly wrote in the post.

Kaepernick, who is featured in Nike’s new “Just Do It” campaign, drew controversy after he began kneeling during the national anthem in the 2016 football season.

Screenshots of Scogin’s comments were taken and have been circulating on social media, upsetting students and parents at the school.

"It makes me furious to know that an adult like that is able to influence our children for eight hours a day without our say so," Cadra Menard, a high school parent, told WWL-TV. "That just makes me really upset."

The St. Tammany Parish School Board said they launched a full investigation and issued the following statement about the incident:

“This incident does not reflect our district's values, mission and vision, and we remain committed to providing a school culture that is inclusive and meets the needs of all our students, employees and community,” the board said.